Cafe Society: Fabio Viviani plans to pop up at Oxnard Salsa Festival

Contributed PHOTO “Top Chef” star and Moorpark restaurateur Fabio Viviani poses in the barrel room of Cantara Cellars in Camarillo during a visit with owners Mike and Chris Brown, who snapped this photo for him. Viviani, who is launching a wine label of his own this fall, also plans to make several appearances at the Oxnard Salsa Festival on July 26-27.

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LISA MCKINNON/THE STAR More than two dozen salsas were entered for judging this week in the professional division of the Oxnard Salsa Festival’s salsa contest. Several will be available in the Salsa Tasting Tent when the festival takes place July 26-27.

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If you follow Fabio Viviani on social media, you know it’s anybody’s guess where the “Top Chef: New York” fan favorite and Moorpark restaurateur will show up next.

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